Clubs

AMERICAN LEGION POST. 213 AUXILIARY Executive board meeting, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, regular meeting, 7:30 p.m. Monday.

ROSA A. TEMPLE CLASS OF 1968 Reunion meeting; 4 p.m. Saturday at the home of Donnell Ellis, 1336 East Ave.; raffle ticket money is due; 638-1220 or 638-0228

VICKSBURG QUILTERS 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Stitch-N-Frame, 2222 S. Frontage Road; bring items for show and tell finished or unfinished; program will be sit and sew and social.

SHRINERS BALL Saturday, 9 p.m. until; Vicksburg City Auditorium; presented by Mecca Temple No. 1 and Rose of Sharon Court No. 2.

Public Programs

EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM Registration booth will be available 6 p.m. Friday-6 p.m. Sunday during the 48 Hours for Families live marathon broadcast at Wal-Mart SuperCenter; program for parents seeking adult basic education in order to earn a GED; presented by the Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.

OAK RIDGE OPRY 7-10 p.m. Friday; music by Bud and Stanley and Ole Habits; hamburgers and baked goods will be sold.

MISSISSIPPI STATE WELCOME CENTER Annual open house, 2-4 p.m. Thursday; entertainment by “The Grace Notes;” Mississippi Miss Hospitality Jalin Wood will also be a guest; 638-4269.

SECOND CAREER CHANCE FOR OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH Through the Workforce Investment Act and the Central Mississippi Planning Development District, the Hinds Community College Workforce Development Center out of school youth program funds and facilitates qualifying applicants in the selection, enrollment and completion of one-year certificate programs at Hinds; must be a resident of Rankin, Warren or Claiborne counties and be between the ages of 18 and 21; Darlene Lindsey, 857-3495, 857-3721 or 638-0060.

AMERICAN RED CROSS Introduction to disaster services, 6-9 p.m. Thursday; Cherry Street; Judy, 636-9182.

OVERCOMERS OUTREACH A Christian-oriented, Bible-based, 12-step support group for individuals and family members discovering freedom from addictions and compulsions; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and 5 p.m. Sunday, 1105 Harrison St.; 415-2208.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Eastside group’s non-smoking meeting; 6:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 9 a.m. Sunday, 1105 Harrison St.; 636-1134.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 6-7 tonight, Bowmar Baptist Church, Highway 61 South; no diets, no dues and no weigh-ins; 638-0011.

SENIOR CENTER Thursday: 9 a.m., NIA exercise; 9:30, beginner bridge; 10:30, beginner computer; 11:30, intermediate computer; 1 p.m., bingo; Friday: 10 a.m., bean bag baseball; noon, water color art; 2:30, folk story telling with Ollie DeLoach; Monday: 10 a.m., NIA exercise; 1 p.m. Christmas crafts; 1, acrylic art; 2, pen and ink; 6-8, social and line dance class.

Churches

TRIUMPH CHURCH FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION Register 6 tonight; 124 Pittman Road; open to all people near North Washington Street; bring Social Security card, income for household members and a utility bill; 638-8108.

MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST SEMINARY Vicksburg alumni chapter; annual pre-Christmas quarterly program; 6 p.m. Saturday, E.D. Straughter Baptist Memorial Center; the Rev. Jonathan Grant will deliver the message; dinner will be served; Dr. Lewis L. Lassiter is the extension dean and Gladys G. Bingham is the alumni president

GREATER MOUNT LEBANON Appreciation celebration for the church musicians and director; 6 p.m. Saturday; guests will be the Robinson family of Tallulah.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC Honoring the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception with a bilingual (English and Spanish) Mass at 6 p.m. Saturday.

CHRIST EPISCOPAL Advent Friday, noon; 30-minute performance by Warren Junior High choir; cookies and punch provided; bring a sack lunch.

TRAVELERS REST BAPTIST Saints in Fashion Extravaganza hosted by the Pastor’s Aide Ministry, 7 p.m. Saturday; 718 Bowmar Ave.; the Rev. Thomas Bernard, pastor. 638-3560.